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SEWING MACHINES.

hOMESIIC SEWINU hAUIIINEo.
The good qualities of the above machines are
now well established.
We are selling them at as low price as they
can be purchased in any of the larger cities, and
are prepared to allow as much for old machines of
any kind as is possible.
We have seen so much good done by the DO
nestle that wc wish every family to have at
least one in their house. Prices fixed, but terms
accommodating.
Call and examine, or send for a circular.
oct22 E. S. LEADBEATER & BRO.
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CONFECTIONERS.
DELICACIES At BRENGLE'S.


All iayors of Cream and Water Ices
HENRY BRENGLE. I29 KING ST.
Has now opened his
ICE CREAM SALOONS:
reftted and arranged thoroughly Tor the accom-
modaton OF all mis- customers His Ladies Ice
Cream Parors on the second floor His newly
furnished saloon for gentlemen Special room
fitted up for colored customers who are fond of
the best Ice Cream in town. He has maintained
his good name Tor pure goods for thirty years and
still supplies the best and cheapest goods in his
line.
Ice Cream Soda, Pies for dessert or lunch. ana
Pure Candies are specialtics iu which he has ncy-
er been cxcelled. Cakes OF all kinds Of the best
material cheaper than they can be made at home.
He caters of the best for families, parties balls.
fairs and entertainments. mv6
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LEGAL.
EcUToRs' NOTICE

NOTICE-All persons having claims against
IN w. H. SMITH as receiver, or administrator,
or individually, will please present them on or
before the next term of the Court, which is the
18th day of July, 1887. Persons indebted mnst
expect to pay. The following is a list of the es-
tates, viz:
Charles ]. Hough, c. H. Lee
Jerry Robb, j. c. Cochron,
Constance Dulany, Wibert S. Beach.
je17 I'd W. II. SMITH. Sergeant.
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VALUABLE TEACT OF LAND
containing about il acres, situated at tho W. 4
o. junction. the Alexandria and Washington
E. K. This is splendid brick k-clay land and is
well located for 4 lirst.claS brick yard. For
price, terms and full particulars apply to
HUFTY & DYER, 1901 + st. H. ",
je24 I'm Washington, D. C.
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n
All persons indebted to GEORGE AYERS, are
notified to come forward and settle their accounts
with the undersigned assignee at once, at my
office, corner Fairfax and King streets, and all
persons having claims against the said George
Ayers arc requested to present them to me for
such participation in the proceeds Of sale of his
property as is provided for in the deed of assign
ment. JULIAN w. HOLT.
my16 Assignee.
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bs Ell. MILLER, son & co.

HARDWARE For THE SEASON at s. King'
Just received supply Of genuine ENGLISH
WALDRON GRAIN and GRASS SCYTHES
American Grain and Grass Scythes Bush Scythes,
Snaths Hay Rakes, Scythc Stones Rifles, Hay
and Manure Forks, which were purchased Of first
hands and will be sold, utolesaie and retail, at
small advance at So King, corner of Royal St. by
my1O J. r. CREIGHTON & SON.
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NREASUh ER'S OFFICE.

L. VI. ADAMS Col n District,
iy1-tf A. F. cox, Col 5. District
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
All persons having claims against the estate of
the late JOHN WEST will present them, qualified
TO according to law, for payment. and those in
debted to said estate will come forward and settle
at once. WILLIAM RODGEkS,
ie16 I'm Administrator.
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WHOLESALE GROCERS.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
And Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
Have on hand GIBSON'S Xxx, xxx, xxx,
and PURE OLD RYE, OLD CABINET and
MONOGRAM WHISTLES; also BAKERS and
THOAlPSON'SP PURE RYE WHISTLES. TO which
they invite tho attention OF the trade.
Orders from the country for merchandise shall
receive prompt attention.
Consignments Of Flour, Grain and Country Pro-
duce solicited, for which they guarantee the high
est market prices and prompt returns.
Northeast corner of Cameron and Royal streets
sep14 Alexandria, Va.
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WINES AND LIQUORS.
Importer Of Wines and Liquors.

The undersigned having taken the store COR
NER OF KING AND FAIRFAX STREETS. has
stocked it with a large assortment Of the very
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OFFICE ALEXANDRiA GAS WORKS,

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Conycysncing at the cost Of the purchaser.
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
KANSAS NOTES.

Peabody has banished billiard halls from
the city.
Emporia expects to capture Rock
Island branch.
The Santa Fee will build $50, 900 depot
at Great Bend.
A company has been organized at Valley
Falls to bore for coal.
At Florence union has been started to
found free city library.
Oswego and Columbus are raising funds
for Y M. G. A. buildings
Garden City proposes to issue $4,000
worth of bonds and provide funds for the
erection of new school house.
Topeka expects to have II miles of street
railway track before the close OF the year.
Dummies will be run on some streets.
An Atchison reH estate firm has lot:
terry scheme by which a So, 900 house will
be given away. Each purchaser of lot
in certain addition viii have chance to
draw the prize.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
THE NEW SUPREME JUDGE.

Speculation has already begun as &c
whether the death of Justice Woods may
not have an influence upon the settlement
of the Virginia state debt question. The
supreme court by decision of five to foul
ruled that the so called McCulloch coupons
should be received by the state fer dues
and taxes. Justice Woods was one Of the
five concuring in the decision. If his sue
cessor should be Of the same opinion as
Justices Bradley, Miller, Gray and the
chief justice, the decision might be lie
versed, as was the case concerning the
legality of legal tender notos. OF the
numerous candidates named for the posi-
ton Randolph Tucker and Senator Pugh
are considered barred by age, Judge
Hoadly by geographical considerations
Representative Hammond, of Georgia, is
placed Oh the available list.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
THAT scAPE-GRAcE, A. B. BoHANAN
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
That prince of rascals, some OF whose ex.
PLOTS you gave in today's EAGLE, is widely
known. About July, 1884, he made his
appearance at Augusta, Butler county.
When he first came his clothes were poor
and he worked very quietly as carpenter
for several months, in fact he was little
known. But after time he bought a good
suit of clothes and worked himself into a
Sunday school and into church choir, and
in few weeks was received as a member
of the church.
From this he soon became very proml-
nent in the social circle, where his talents
fitted him to shine as star of the first mag
nitude. He used to tell with wonderful
pathos of the death of his wife and children
with the diptheria. According to his story
there never was quite such lovely family,
and he had such and elegant home
at Logansport, Indiana. But, alas;
alas. since the death of poor Ella and
those angelic children he could not bear to
live in that desolated home
The pastor of the church did not feel
satisfied and wrote back to Indiana to get
his record, and strange to say while stand
ing talking with Bohanan one day the let
ter in reply was handed to him. Whether
Bohanan recognized the handwriting on
the letter or the post mark and concluded
he was about to be exposed, is unknown,
but at any rate in few days he skipped
the country. Financially he did not leave
scarcely any person in the lurch except his
partner, Tom Evans. He treated him
most shamefully, leaving him to pay some
$40 and taking keepsakes that money could
not have purchased.
1t is to be earnestly hoped that the
rascal may be caught and sent to
the penitentiary And that when
his time Of service expires he
may be taken on other counts and kept be-
hind the bars the rest of his life, for he is
certainly too slick villain to be at large;
he is capable of deceiving "the very elect. p"
If the Associated Press want to do a kind
ness to the public they will get an accurate
description of him and spread it over the
country so that he can be caught. There
is no telling how many women he has mar
ried and how many people he has swindled
in the meantime. s.
May H. 1887.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.

No man of common sense, more espec;
ally a Republican, will stump the stat,
against female suffrage.-Leavenworth
Times.
All the same, my dear colonel, the thing
will be done and vigorously done. At
least three voters out of every four, whites,
blacks, Republicans and Democrats all
counted, are against woman suffrage, and
about four women out of every five. Just
submit an amendment to the constitution
guaranteeing full, unlimited or what is
called equal suffrage TO women if you want
to see the fur fly.
Men who have heretofore said nothing
about a contest would be urged ont by
home loving mothers in such numbers that
the misrepresentation that shouldered the
municipal suffrage law upon the people
would conclude that the day Of judgmen,
had arrived thousand years ahead of
time
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
THE G. g. A. EXTENSION.

1t is stated on good authority that the
Chicago s. Alton has recently purchased
$50 miles of steel rails. thd probable use of
which is matter of surmise. 1t is also
stated that the contemplated branch Of the
G. s. A. from Odessa Mo-, to Paola, Kan.
is to be built by company known as the
Chicago, Fl Scott & Ell Paso, and will be
built upon right of way granted to the
Chicago, Fl. Scott & Texas railway com
pany. which it is said has right of way for
a very long distance into the southwest.
From these scattered facts some infer that
the Alton people are preparing to make a
sudden long jump into the southwest and
will make it lively for she Santa Fe and
other lines that are invading this territory.
Lincoln, ILL.,, Fines.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
A BRIGHT COUNTY TOWN.

Situated on the broad and gently undu
lating swell which divides the waters OF
the Arkansas and Smoky Hill rivers, in al,
most the exact geographical center of Kan
sas, is Lyons, the county seat OF Rice.
Rice is not only the central county of the
state, but her territory belongs about half
to the Arkansas and half to the Kansas
valley, the great bend of the Arkansas
reaching her on the south and the great
bend Of the Smoky Hill almost touching
her on the north.
Lyons is one of the older towns of west
ern Kansas, but now that she has become
allied to Wichita, of course she has taken
on boom. Until lately the only outlet
that that people had was over the Elmwood
branch of the Santa Fe. But now the
Eagle line of the Missouri Pacific runs
to, through and on to a connection with
the Saina extension. Over the Eagle
line every day now is run through train
by way of Wichita to st. Louis, which
train is made complete By sleeper and a
reclining chair car. And Lyons is to have
another road, the Kansas Midland, which
will give all that country q close competi-
ton not only at Wichita but on to ST.
Louis. Before the present great fields OF
corn in Rice are harvested Lyons will have
this third line in operation SO it is plain
enough to anybody that Lyons is
bound to be one of the particularly bright
and prosperous cities Of central Kansas.
Rice county is a great county and beau
tiful one to look upon. There are neither
dead levels or precipitous elevations. The
whole surface of the county consists of
gently rolling prairies.
Lyons has population Of about twenty
five hundred or three thousand-they may
claim more-and is rapidly growing. New
roofs are not only numerous but new found
atoms are more so, and some of the central
towns Of Kansas will have TO look to their
laurels in the future Excavations are
being made for the foundations of a ma
sonic temple, hotel and q dozen or more
brick business houses taking up one whole
side of the square Her people are bright
energetic and full of faith.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
DON'T LIE ABOUT US.

Both Of the morning papers at Topeka
seem to have provided themselves with cor
respondents at the metropolis of the state,
which in itself is an enterprising step, to
be lauded rather than criticised. But our
contemporaries cannot afford to permit
their correspondents to deal unfairly with
Wichita. The Commonwealth man SIM
ply falls back on the broadest possible bur
lesque, while him of the Capital goes too
far with mixing facts and fun. Helen
Cougars glory may be of one hue and
Marsh Murdock's locks of another, and
still both be proper enough in juxtaposi-
ton, that is, so long as they never come
together, but Wichita is not full of drunken
men. To say that drunken men are SO
numerous as to render our business streets
undesirable for ladies'. is carrying the
joke about as far as good nature can stand
it. Certain undo sirable characters are al
ways bound to flock to a place Boosting
the life of Wichita, but a great
majority, ten to one, of our people, are
just as sober, just as virtuous, just as great
" in favor of the enforcement OF the law
as are the citizens of Topeka or Of any
other town
Wichita is not going to disgrace herself
nor become an open shame and cause OF
reproach by other cities. So long as our
growth is SO rapid that every other man is
q stranger and to every other man, we will
no doubt have more than our proportion OF
thieves and thugs and our hands full in
detecting and restraining unlawful ele-
ments; and moral outrages and crimes
such as could hardly occur in old staid
and well settled communities will now and
then crop out in spite of the utmost vigil
ance of the most conscientious officers.
We don't believe that drunken man can
walk two blocks on any street in Wichita
without landing in the cooler. Everybody
understands how this is, and we hope that
correspondents in this city for outside
papers will bear this in mind
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
THE PEERLESS PRINCESS OF THE
PLAINS.
Kansas EditorGives His impress
sionS of Wichita.

Another Kansas EditorGives His impress
sions of Wichita.
Mr.. G.. w. Gregory of the Garden City
Daily Sentinel, who is a successful bust
ness man as well as the proprietor OF the
fiourishing paper and who, attending the
meeting of the Kansas and Missouri associ
ated press, writes as follows of what he
saw and what he thinks;
ga few days ago representative OF the
Sentinel had occasion to visit Wichita,
some times called by envious cavaliers ''the
windy wonder" but dubbed by MarshMur
dock 1.-The Peerless Princess of the Plains.
See the point? Having been cautioned
many times that the first visit to Wichita
would occasion surprise in the visitor, the
writer made room for full assortment OF
surprise, but was not prepared for flood.
Spread out over more than thirty
square miles of territory, the city is SC
embowered by trees that the Wis
itor who undertakes to look at it from any
single point, falls to take in its vastness.
On the occasion already mentioned, a
company Of newspaper men from various
parts of Kansas and Missouri spent some
hours in business in the sumptious parlor
fitted up by Wichita citizens, which con-
stitutes the editorial sanctum of the EAGLE
and then, after dining with NJ. NJ. Muir.
dock, who is its prophetic committee OF the
board of trade of Wichita loaded the
editorial party into cabs and took them fol-
a drive around town. For three hours the
party were treated to a succession OF
amaZement at the number, variety, taste
and evident costliness of the residences,
business houses and educational
institutions in course OF erection,
Wichita has been made by the enterprise,
energy, push and united effort of the Invest
set of business men to be found anywhere.
They are of the broad guage order in every
particular and held together and work to-
gether like disciplined army, or the parts
of machine Before such energy and CO.
operation no obstacle can amount to more
than an incentive to work They are alb
solutely irresistible in anything they earn
estly undertake, and have made Wichita
the wonder that it is to every person who
has really taken in the magnitude of the
place. The whole state may well be proud
of Wichita and wish them continued
success and growth. She is not only a
thoroughly Kansas institution, but is an
inspiration and example to all her younger
and lesser sisters"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Kingman City and Newton both within
a week have voted on railroad bond propo-
sitions and both cities cast within few
votes the same number of ballots, twelve
hundred odd,-EAGLE.
The fact that Newton and Kingman cast
almost the same number of votes is conclu-
sive evidence that these cities contain about
the same number of inhabitants. and is
highly gratifying to Kingman when we
consider that less than two years ago New
ton was twice as large as this city.-King-
man Leader.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
THE COUNTY JAIL.
May II, 1887

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
There will be grand jury at the next
term of our district court, which, believe,
convenes in September. 1t is to be hoped
that the first hard work the said jury will
undertake will be the finding of an indict
ment against our Board of County Com
missioners for maintaining nuisance in
the shape of the county Jail. The place is
disgrace to any community, but it is NO
fault of the sheriff. He does the best he
can with 40 to so prisoners on his hands all
the time. Pending the ASSEMBLING Of the
granp jury would suggest that the city
Board of Health, if we have one, cause the
arrest and punishment of the commission
ers under the city ordinance in such case
made and provided. II.
Our correspondent, noted for his dry
jokes, puts it a little strong perhaps, as he
is friend of our commissioners, but no
doubt our Jail and its accessories need look
ing after.-ED. EA$LE.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

The Chicago extension of the Atchison.
Topeka Il Santa Fe will be completed and
in operation between the first and middle
of next December. The company will
spare no expense to make is an air line,
and is constructing it without much regard
to local points. Many costly cuts and fills
will be made rather than to go around hills
and ravines. 1t also crosses above or below
other tracks to avoid the delay and troub bic
caused by slowing up at crossings where
they are on the same grade Track laying
will be begun July LIST.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Speaking of the losses of the southern
people and their poverty at the close of the
war, did anybody ever think what would
have been their condition if they had been
compelled, by success, to redeem the con-
federate war debt, much of it held abroad,
and what proportion this bore to the loss
in the value of slaves?
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Petitions asking the calling of elections
to vote aid to the Rock Island road are il
circulation in the townships of Augusta
Douglass, Walnut, Towanda, Fairview and
Milton. The desire of the people to secure
this line Of road is so great that there is
no doubt about the aid being vetoed. --Au
guSta Gazette
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Washington reports have It that the Bell
telephone decision is all ready by the
supreme court and would have been an
nounced last week but for the death Of
Judge Woods. Rumor has it that it will
be favorable to Bell and as result of the
rumor the stock moved up yesterday to
239. This is its highest point for some
time
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

2. Bolivar writes the Commonwealth a
communication from Wichita in which he
attempts pen picture of Wichitas growth
and progress and prophecy also of what
is to come. For a new hand Bolivar does
very well, but in the near future his COM
munication would make tame reading.
Bolivar will do better after he has lived
here longer.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Morton Albaugh, lately of the Saratoga
Sun has purchased the Kingman Leader of
Bion S. Hutchins. who established it. Mr..
Albaugh is a newspaper man and will make
newspaper worthy of the king city of the
kingdom of Kingman Bion Hutchins, the
retiring editor, takes with him the best
wishes Of large number of people
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Mr.. |. Horner, of Peabody, Kansas-the
man of silk culture notoriety-was married
to Miss Ida NJ. Wentz, of Emporia, Kan
last Sabbath evening The ceremony was
pronounced by the pastor of the West
street NJ E. church, Rev. J. W. Walter.
Mr.. Horner is state superintendent Of the
silk culture and manufacturing interests
located at Peabody, Kansas.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Thomas Mast writes frem Charleston, S.
c., confirming the report circulated some
months ago by Editor Grady, of Atlanta,
that there is new south, and that the old
south, with its sectional luminosity, is a
thing Of the past. 1t is evident that Mr..
Mast has found brand of champagne that
plaases him
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Mr.. Strong, president Of the Santa Fe,
stated at Fort Worth, on the 14th that
trains would be put on their Galveston s.
Kansas lime by June first.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Bishop Ireland. the distinguished Catho-
lie prelate and apostle of temperance. has
received letter from the Pope commend
ing the work of the Catholic Total At
stinence Society.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Il declare" exclaimed Susan B. An
thony. looking at newspaper picture OF
the alleged mummy of Rameses H., If
that doesn't exactly resemble fellow /
rejeiected when l was girl''-Sol Miller.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

The Chicago Tribune denounces the
Bell Telephone company as the most
greedy, grasping monopoly" of the age.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

THE annual conference of the Seventh
Day Adventists is in session at Garfield
park, Topeka.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

The Anthony Republican gives the fol
lowing instance of Commissioner Sparks
incompetence.
E,Not many months ago the farmers in the
western part of Harper county and the
eastern part of Barber county were gener-
ally mixed up over two surveys existing
through several ranges. Some laid ont
their farms by the original survey, while
others went by the corrected survey of
1884, The land commissioner, when
pressed for a ruling on the subject, refused
TO recognize the 81 survey and instructed
that the original imperfect survey should
hold. Most farmers corrected their lines
by this ruling it being necessary in some
instances to move fences and hedges rod
or more. Now the commissioner swallows
himself entire and adopts the 1884 survey.
The commissioners letter follows in full
The Republican very appropriately desig-
dates this performance of the commissioner
Swallowing himself"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Mr. Blaine will not 60 to Europe but
will remain at home for the purpose of
working up his presidential chances.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

1t is proposed to offer the presidency Of
the Ohio State University to ex Presiden,
Rutherford B. Hayes.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21

Kansas has only eight unorganized coun-
ties, and for five of these sencus takers
have been appeinted-the preliminary
step to organige.